The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-06
FLORIDA.

Jne money ana pald the iare.
FLORIDA.
The cattlemen's meeting will be held at
Arcadia on Oct. 10.
Branford is about to commence another
BOOM Several persons are contemplating
building soon.
A pension for service in the Mexican war
has been given to James Hartshorn, of st.
Augustine, and reissue to Samuel B.
Hitchcock, of Etoniah.
The First National Bank of Sanford has
been authorized to commence business with
a capital of $4,000 S. H. Rand is the
President and j. F. Forster the Cashier.
Prohibition is creating very little excite
ment in DeSOto county There is only one
barroom in that county; the proprietor in
tends closing, as it is not paying. Prohibi-
tionists will have walk -over.n
The water works contract at Tampa has
been duly signed by the Mayor and Coun-
| cilmen, and work will commence as soon as
possible. 1t is calculated that the reduction
in insurance alone will more than pay for
the water supply.
Dr. R. J. Kendrick, closed a contract last
Saturday with Mr.. Cutting, now at
Palatka, to sink a six inch artesian well
near his residence at Anthony. The ma
chinery will be shipped at once, and work is
expected to begin this week. The estimated
cost is SO, 500.
The Governor has made the following ap-
pointments: Ed Gale Quina and Albert
Pierce, County Commissioners of Escambia
county; Maj. w. f. Williams, Commissioner
of the Provisional Municipality of Pensa-
cola; ID. &. Harvell, Clerk of the Court of
Liberty county.
About month ago the County Commits
sioners removed the polling place from
| Lawtey to a school house in the woods A
protest, signed by numerous citizens was
sent up to the Governor, who made some
representations to the Board, which caused
them very promptly to rescind their action.
Fl. &. Woodfin, conductor on the South
Florida Railway at Owensboro Sunday
evening, put a negro off the train and
turned to go in the car, when the negro
shot him i'll the thigh, also swapping the re-
volver twice in his face. The darkey is be-
ing pursued by posse of armed men. The
wounded man is doing well.
AT Chattahoochee, Monday, Isaac w.
Brown, the wife murderer from Putnam
county was admitted to the insane asylum
lie seems quiet and speaks of the killing in
an Indifferent way, and expresses no re-
grets. Upon his arrival he told Capt Nose
ley, superintendent, that he proposed OBJ
| serving the rules of the institution, and
would give no trouble.
CHHOr0 "A. Lopez, q young man who has
lived in St Augustine nearly all his life.
and who is we'll known in that place, has
been adiudged insane. He is nice looking
man, apparently about % years old He is
not dangerous, but is continually talking to
himself, if alone, or TO the bystanders One
| of his Authorizations is that every one is
trying to kill him. He will be taken to the
State Insane Asylum.
NJ Bamber, of the United States Light
house Construction Department, has Just
concluded the erection of the MOSQUITO Inlet
| lighthouse. This work has been going on
more than two years, and Mr.. Bamber says
he has been there all the time, seldom being
| away more than few hours at time
! This light will be shown for tue first time on
Nov. l, everything heing in readiness for
the keeper Who the keeper will be is some
what uncertain, there being several appli-
cants
All anticipate lively season in Charlotte
Harbor The prospect certainly looks
bright, and ought to look so, when every
room 900 in the Cleveland Hotel Ma
tionaD, the Punta Gorda (250l the St
James $50, the Shultz C50), have already
been engaged for various terms during the
coming winter. Some have engaged their
rooms for month, some for less, and some
for longer time There are quite num-
Der of hotels and boarding houses at
Island, and Myers, that will have all they
can do.
On Friday night last telegram was re-
ceived at Cnattahoochee from the Sheriff of
Leon county TO arrest one Jack Ferguson,
who, he thought, was ON the night train
Upon the arrival of the train. +. j. Muir
ply, with the assistance of Mr. Atwater
arrested Ferguson, who confessed to having
stolen some money from a fisherman with
whom he was employed. He had about $40,
which was the amount stolen, less the cost
of his ticket from Tallahassee TO Chattahoo-
chez. Ferguson says that he is "A Canadian
and came from Montreal about six weeks
since he, with the money, was remanded
TO Deputy Sheriff Hopkins, of Leon county,
and taken back TO Tallahassee.
The State Farmers Alliance and Co oper-
alive Union, organized at Marianne on
Tuesday with fifty-three delegates pres
emit, representing the following counties:
Holmes, Walton, Calhoun, Liberty, Wash
lngton, Jackson, Citrus, Bradford, Levy,
Duval, Madison and Gadsden. The follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Oswold Wilson, President, of jack
SON county; William Garm, Vice Presi-
dent, of Levy county; Thomas Fl. Hall,
Secretary, of Madison county: J. w. Poser.
Treasurer, of jackson county; W. A.
Bryan, Chaplain, of Washington county; J.
Z. Young, Lecturer, Of Citrus county ".
B. Sheppard, Assistant Lecturer, of Iiber-
ty county; w G., Coxwell, Doorkeeper. OF
Calhoun county; ;. A. Cawthorn, Assistant
Doorkeeper. or Walton county: j. Il. Nose
ley, Selgeant-at-A Arms, of Jackson county.
The close OF the day on Friday, or rather
at midnight, saw the closing of the saloons
at Gainesville. There has been an immense
trade for the past few days in the jug bust
ness. Many full jug went out of town and
TO several houses IN the city, because men
thought they must have the ''critter" close
ON hand. One man slowed away twenty
five gallons One man sold over 500 worth
in the last two days. After dark ON Friday
night a molly crowd of colored men
gathered at the saloons and had un "O-be-
Joyful" time The band turned out and
The first piece played was funeral dirge.
z. Bayer on Saturday rendered to the Col
lector Of Revenue the money for license,